Examine, on the infographic, the different aspects of blog posting to determine which characteristics essentially create “the perfect blog post”. Such a journey through what makes a certain blog come across better than a competing blog comes with the fact that currently there are hundreds of millions of blogs available to the general public about virtually every topic, both professionally and informally written, contributing to an increasingly overwhelming prospect of how to make your blog stand out amongst the rest. So, what are the common trends among successful blogs?

Impressively enough, on average, high ranking blog posts contain a large number of elements within each single post. Concentrating around 1150 words per article, an inordinately large percentage of blogs, 95% and 72%, respectively, to be exact, contained social media buttons, such as Facebook and Twitter, and featured open sections for public comments. What I found most surprising however was that on average almost 10 links (9.96 is the exact count) are embedded within each post to let a blog’s audience reach out to more content related to the subject matter.

Other fun little quirks about blog posts is that the average article contains around three images, pictures which serve to quickly maintain a possible dwindling audience member attentive to the topic at hand without feeling overloaded with too many words. Overall, some of these statistics may or may not seem a tiny bit daunting when thinking about how much goes into a simple article, yet without a doubt these blog tricks make your audience seem more immersed within the topic, convincing them of the validity of your argument.

Social Media the Gateway for a Business to Get More Clients

For those of us who are slightly more old-fashioned in our ways and hesitant to put ourselves out on the web to gain exposure for our business, actively participating in social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter can seem like a daunting task. Yet in an increasingly digital world, social media, if utilized correctly, can be the gateway to tons of audience exposure for a business seeking more clients. In fact, the infographic below titled “10 Reasons Why Small Businesses Can’t Ignore Social Media” (though I think a more appropriate name would be “10 Reasons Why Small Businesses Shouldn’t Ignore Social Media”) showcases a number of ways as to how social media is more beneficial than problematic.

Social Media and Website

Somewhat a given to social media users, outlets such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social sites not only increase the exposure that a site or business can receive but consequently produces an increase in traffic as well, as confirmed by 76% of interviewed businesses. A benefit that some people may not think about at first is improved search rankings. It was observed that “the more time spent on social media the better became the rankings” for a website, as more keywords were generated and more visits were garnered. Such an occurrence can do wonders for increasing business flow as, undoubtedly, websites on a more prominently viewable location on search engines have a greater chance of reaching new costumers than sites lower down on the list.

Making Your Business Known

It goes without saying that the more you and your business put yourselves out there, the greater the chance of receiving positive rewards with your efforts. Even large companies like Burger King and Red Bull spend billions of dollars marketing on different social media platforms to create fan followings, offer interesting promotions or contests and at the same time branding their names and becoming more and more well known in the process. So don’t let the seemingly daunting world of social media get you down: chances are your business will experience great improvements!

We are only as blind as we want to be.

Productivity Versus Efficiency

We all know that productivity and efficiency contain certain keys for success: maximizing the time at hand not only gets you from one project to the next on time but allows sufficient time to finish each task fully and completely. However, as much as some of us may be career-driven people dedicated to our work, we’re only human and sometimes we can tend to check out of reality when tired and not up for the tasks at hand. Khronos Design blog features an infographic by Doug White examining precisely at which times during the day and during our work cycle in which we are most likely to be productive and most likely to become easily distracted and procrastinate.

The Most Productive Day of the Week

One of the things I found most interesting was that based on surveys taken by Accountemps in 1987, 1998, 2002, 2007, and 2013 yielded the same results when asking participants which day of the week is most commonly productive: the answer was Tuesday by overwhelmingly large figures, including a staggering almost 60% poll result from the 2007 survey. So, if you are stressing out about how much you have to do at work or about an upcoming project, Tuesdays usually seem to be the best day to work given that the lazy Monday has passed by and the week gets into full swing soon after. Not surprisingly, almost everyone agreed that Thursdays and Fridays are not the most productive times of the week, as weekend plans and upcoming holidays tend to shift our focus from work to play. Another interesting observation was that the hours of 4 to 6 pm are the worst times of day for work to be done. No doubt the thought of being close to the end of the work day forces many of us into express mode rushing to do whatever outstanding tasks are left so we can get home and relax.

The Best Time For Productivity During the Week

Overall, the general consensus provided by White’s infographic is that the absolute best time for productivity during the week falls between the hours of 10 am to noon on Tuesdays. Despite some people not necessarily being morning persons, the morning hours actually prove to be very useful in accomplishing tasks efficiently and maintaining focus. The lazy bug pinches us all sooner or later, yet if you are able to stick to these suggestions, hopefully some of the stress and pressure will be lifted off your shoulders as you glide through your daily tasks.

10 am to noon on Tuesdays

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Do you agree with the observations made by Accountemps or do you have other ideas about when to maximize productivity?

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